10-letter words containing a, i, r, t, f
- federation — the act of federating or uniting in a league.
- federative — pertaining to or of the nature of a federation.
- fellatrice — a female fellator
- feneration — the lending of money on interest.
- fergiegate — the scandal resulting from a News of the World sting operation in which Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was videotaped offering access to her former husband, Prince Andrew, for £500,000
- fetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- fibrillate — to cause to undergo fibrillation.
- fibroblast — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
- fieldcraft — (military) The basic military skills required to operate in the field, such as stealth, camouflage, and observation.
- figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
- figuration — the act of shaping into a particular figure.
- figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- filterable — capable of being filtered.
- filtrating — Present participle of filtrate.
- filtration — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- fimbriated — Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
- fire trail — a permanent track cleared through the bush to provide access for fire-fighting
- fire-eater — an entertainer who pretends to eat fire.
- firemaster — (Scotland) The chief of a fire brigade.
- firmaments — Plural form of firmament.
- first base — Baseball. the first in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate. the position of the player covering the area of the infield near first base.
- first dark — twilight.
- first hand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- first lady — (often initial capital letters) the wife of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
- first mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the captain.
- first name — given or Christian name
- first year — the first year when someone is at university or college
- first-hand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- first-name — of or relating to one's first, or given, name; familiar; intimate: They were on a first-name basis soon after meeting.
- first-rate — excellent; superb.
- fitzgerald — Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.
- fixed rate — A fixed rate is an interest rate that is set to remain the same for the term of a loan.
- fixed star — any of the stars which apparently always retain the same position in respect to one another.
- flacourtia — designating a family (Flacourtiaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs
- flatteries — Plural form of flattery.
- flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- flirtation — the act or practice of flirting; coquetry.
- floriation — Ornamentation by means of flower forms, either realistic or stylized.
- florissant — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- foraminate — full of holes or foramina.
- forcipated — Like a pair of forceps.
- foredating — Present participle of foredate.
- forfaiting — the financial service of discounting, without recourse, a promissory note, bill of exchange, letter of credit, etc, received from an overseas buyer by an exporter; a form of debt discounting
- formaliter — formally
- formations — Plural form of formation.
- formatives — Plural form of formative.